Hello. I'm dreadfully sorry about the paragraphs. I had them seperated in my draft. I hate it when the paragraphs aren't seperated. Anyway, hopefully I fixed it. If not, its back to the drawing board. Regardless I hope you enjoy this installment.

Chapter two

After a long, freezing ride over forests, cities, and lakes they reached their destination. The boy and Julia were joined by others on broomsticks throughout their journey. They approached a magnificent castle, next to a lake. They hadn't seen any civilization for miles, and frankly that scared Julia. Finally, they touched the earth again. Julia looked around her. Their companions were also in strange clothes- almost like Halloween costumes.

One looked as if his face was plastic, a strange eye whirred around in his head. Another looked tall and sinister. To her right stood another boy, slightly taller than the other, with bright red hair. Her kidnapper turned around to face her. He was taller than she was, but about the same age. She noted again that he had dark hair and glasses.

"Welcome home." He said as he smiled warmly. With that, she fainted.

Julia woke up hours later in what appeared to be a hospital. A nurse dressed in red bustled over to her.

"Oh, good. You're awake." She glanced over at the two boys by her bedside. "You may take her to see the headmaster now."

Julia slowly got up. She shivered, her sundress wasn't enough to keep her warm in her new environment. She instantly wished she could climb back into the bed. She was actually terrified. However, she knew not to show her fear. That would only let them know they were in complete control of her fate. "Are you alright there?" Asked the red-head handing her a cloak.

"Not quite, but thank you." She muttered back.

"Well... I'm Ron Weasley. Nice to meet you." He said, offering his hand.

She raised an eyebrow. My kidnapper just told me his name... She paused before she took his hand. "Pleasure. Julia Grayton."

The dark haired boy offered his hand in turn. "Harry Potter."

They boys led her through a series of hallways and passages. Julia could not believe her eyes! It was everything she could do to stop herself from fainting again. The pictures and the staircases were moving. They moved through enormous corridors. Outside, a breathtaking view of the country side made her linger before a window. She could think of worse places to be taken hostage... They stopped infront of stone gargoyles.

"Acid pops" said Harry.

"Acid pops?!" Julia asked hysterically. Nothing concerning acid could be good news. "What are-" She stopped short as the gargoyles moved and revealed a hidden stairwell.

Ron turned to her. "Acid pops are nasty, really. Fred gave me one when I was little and-" He, too, stopped short after receiving a prod from Harry. They climbed the stairwell to find the strangest room of all.